Rob defends Terry

[PASabreFan]

On that CalGARY podcast with Rhett. Easily found. I am rushed now but can add a link later.

Rob said Terry is a big fan and cares. He said Terry will stop and talk Sabres with him for 20 minutes.

Why doesn't he afford us the same?

It's an enormous PR faux pas to let the vacuum of his silence rule and let people fill in whatever opinion they want to inject.

If Terry spoke and was genuine and explained what he's doing and why, where he's trying to take the Sabres, it would go a long way.

The cold shoulder is beyond frustrating. Hearing that he's chatty with Rob makes it that much worse.

[pi2000]

It's not that folks think Terry doesn't care.   He does.   

The problem is that he believes he's qualified to act as a POHO and dictate the strategic direction of the team.   

As owner he has the right to do that, however it hasn't worked.   

Wether or not he ever comes to the realization they need an actual experienced hockey mind in the POHO role remains to be seen.  

[Stads]

"Terry's words really got into corners, kept pressure on my D and looked to finish around the net. Because I'm so slow and took many hits to the face, he needed to simplify his game. Really strong effort even if the results weren't there."

[mjd1001]

28 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

On that CalGARY podcast with Rhett. Easily found. I am rushed now but can add a link later.

Rob said Terry is a big fan and cares. He said Terry will stop and talk Sabres with him for 20 minutes.

Why doesn't he afford us the same?

It's an enormous PR faux pas to let the vacuum of his silence rule and let people fill in whatever opinion they want to inject.

If Terry spoke and was genuine and explained what he's doing and why, where he's trying to take the Sabres, it would go a long way.

The cold shoulder is beyond frustrating. Hearing that he's chatty with Rob makes it that much worse.

I started watching it yesterday, I only got a few minutes into it.

The other guys asked Rob Ray about some players (Dahlin, Power, I think Benson, and others) and Rob had nothing but good things to say about them.  When any individual person was brought up, whether the players or coach, I got the impression Ray basically said everyone was great (individually)

[xzy89c1]

I dont understand what Pegula having press conferences accomplishes. Lazy complaint

[That Aud Smell]

38 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

On that CalGARY podcast with Rhett. Easily found. I am rushed now but can add a link later.

Rob said Terry is a big fan and cares. He said Terry will stop and talk Sabres with him for 20 minutes.

Why doesn't he afford us the same?

It's an enormous PR faux pas to let the vacuum of his silence rule and let people fill in whatever opinion they want to inject.

If Terry spoke and was genuine and explained what he's doing and why, where he's trying to take the Sabres, it would go a long way.

The cold shoulder is beyond frustrating. Hearing that he's chatty with Rob makes it that much worse.

I understand the frustration, but I don't think it's a "PR faux pas" not to put Terry in front of a microphone and have him explain himself.

I think it's been quietly determined that it would be a "PR debacle" if Terry were to speak freely and publicly about what he's thinking with the Sabres (or Bills, for that matter).

I'll add here: I have it on first-hand authority that Terry will, in fact, talk at length about what's going on with the Bills and Sabres. That's quite a funny story. I'm not sure I have shared it here (and, if not, whether I can/should).

[Demoted]

46 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

On that CalGARY podcast with Rhett. Easily found. I am rushed now but can add a link later.

Rob said Terry is a big fan and cares. He said Terry will stop and talk Sabres with him for 20 minutes.

Why doesn't he afford us the same?

It's an enormous PR faux pas to let the vacuum of his silence rule and let people fill in whatever opinion they want to inject.

If Terry spoke and was genuine and explained what he's doing and why, where he's trying to take the Sabres, it would go a long way.

The cold shoulder is beyond frustrating. Hearing that he's chatty with Rob makes it that much worse.

All talk...

[JohnC]

13 minutes ago, xzy89c1 said:

I dont understand what Pegula having press conferences accomplishes. Lazy complaint

You don't need Terry Pegula to have a press conference.  You need him to take meaningful actions to change the middling course of this franchise. According to Paul Hamilton on WGR, the hiring and retaining KA as the GM is and was an inexplicable mistake. 

In the first segment of this link, Paul Hamilton talks about the necessity of the owner to fire the GM, sooner rather than later. And Paul H. talks about how the Sabres are considered as a joke franchise by the rest of the league. The problem with this perplexing owner is not his not talking as it is his not acting when it is required. 

 https://www.audacy.com/podcast/the-jeremy-joe-show-9b4b9/episodes/hour-2-owen-and-paul-on-the-sabres-ot-win-and-sal-on-the-bills-heading-into-week-15-c27d4

Edited 3 minutes ago by JohnC